Mayoral recall effort picks up steam in city of Pacific

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PACIFIC, Wash. -- Fed up with what they see as a litany of offenses, on Thursday a group of Pacific residents filed an official complaint to recall Mayor Cy Sun.

The small town has made big headlines this year, and it's all thanks to the growing tension between city workers, residents and the mayor.

Since taking office in January, Sun has been a lightning rod for controversy. He was arrested by his own police force in July when he tried to enter the city clerk's office. The arrest capped months of long-simmering tensions between Sun, members of the city council and Sun's opponents who accuse him of abusing power in the small town on the King-Pierce county line.

Prior to the arrest, Sun has locked the city clerk out of her office, fired three heads of department and caused two more to quit. In response, the city council took a vote of no confidence against Sun.

On Thursday, Donald Thomson, who chairs the Committee to Recall Cy Sun, signed the complaint to initiate the recall of the mayor.